What Student Activists are Taking Away from the UN Climate Talks

Kara HolsoppleDecember 11, 2015

Outside the formal negotiations in Paris, students activists are hoping to leave their mark on the global conversation about climate change.

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Gas Leaks Could Be Killing City Trees in Philadelphia

Susan PhillipsDecember 11, 2015

Trees that line city streets can be especially vulnerable to pests, disease and lack of water. But it turns out gas leaks could also be killing trees.

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Your Environment Update for December 9, 2015

The Allegheny FrontDecember 9, 2015

Negotiators continue to hammer out a climate change agreement in Paris. But huge questions remain about how strong and ambitious it will be.

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Our Three Rivers

The Allegheny FrontDecember 7, 2015

Pittsburgh's Three Rivers define its geography and help shape its identity. Yet defining Pittsburghers own relationships to the Monongahela, Allegheny and Ohio ...

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The Allegheny FrontDecember 7, 2015

ABOUT US The Allegheny Front is an award-winning public radio program covering environmental issues in Western Pennsylvania, airing on WESA in Pittsburgh and o...

Episode for December 4, 2015

The Allegheny FrontDecember 4, 2015

In this episode of the Allegheny Front, check out our special coverage of the UN climate summit, featuring reporting from Paris from our partners at Living on Earth.

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Petitioners Press Penn State for More Action on Climate Change

Marie CusickDecember 4, 2015

As world leaders meet in Paris to forge an agreement on climate change, faculty members at Penn State are urging the university to do more to address the issue.

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World Leaders Hopeful for Deal at UN Climate Summit

Steve CurwoodDecember 4, 2015

Climate talks in recent years have yielded few results. But it's looking likely the UN summit in Paris will end in a new agreement to curb climate change.

Climate Change

Activists Making Their Voices Heard at UN Climate Summit

Emmet FitzGeraldDecember 4, 2015

Despite restrictions on protests, the climate justice movement has found ways to make itself heard during the opening week of the UN climate summit.

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